Income is the relevant metric. Most poor people (worldwide) have negligible savings.
USA 25th percentile 28k to 30k EU-27 50th percentile 24k to 26k.
USA 25th percentile 28k to 30k EU-27 50th percentile 24k to 26k.
In my literal mind, someone who spends money has none. They had it. To have money is to be wealthy, not to simply earn it.
No, sorry, it isn't. People commonly use the phrase "has money" to refer to income in American English.
I doubt that; I expect a European on 24k is living better than an American on 30k. But that also depends on where: I'm sure 24k will get you farther in, say, Sofia, Bulgaria, than in Paris or Berlin. Same is true of different places in the US.